Cheapest Way to clean carbs

[GSJake]

Is there any cheap way to clean the carbs? and i mean really cheap i'm going to school full time and working part time so i'm pretty much broke as a joke. so if anyone has a cheap way to clean the carbs i would love to hear it

[andrewclaycomb]

Bucket of carb dip $25 and o rings from Robert Bar < $10 on this site. It's about as cheap as it gets.

[Steve]

$20-25 for a can of Berryman's carb cleaner dip.
$15 or less for a set of o-rings from cycleorings.com.

Skip a pizza or two, or drop the lattes for a week and you'll have those carbs clean in no time. 8-[

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[KRISTI'SGS550]

Find 4 other people near you that need to do the same thing and everyone chip in around $15-$20.

Cory

[GSJake]

$20-25 for a can of Berryman's carb cleaner dip.
$15 or less for a set of o-rings from cycleorings.com.

Skip a pizza or two, or drop the lattes for a week and you'll have those carbs clean in no time. 8-[

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Which of the two sets of o rings from cycleorings.com do i want to get. i have a 80' gs850

[Steve]

You want the ones for the BS series carbs, item #1. You will also do well to get the intake o-rings, item #3.
If you really want to go whole hog, get the stainless fasteners for the intake tubes (lower down the page on item #3).
Won't add much to the cost, and makes the job so much nicer.

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[Steve]

GSJake, if you would take a few moments to add a little to your profile, we can see what you ride and what little corner of the world you call "home".
There is a decent chance that there might be someone in your area that would be willing to help you, too. 8-[

Edit: thanks for the location update. \\/

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[seuadr]

i cleaned my carbs for .. uh. 2 dollars or so. used an old toothbrush and a solution of very hot water and vinagar/very hot water and barkeepers friend.

[salty_monk]

Yes, I heard you can boil them in a pan of water & lemon juice too!

Dan

[ScottMc1100L]

Yes, I heard you can boil them in a pan of water & lemon juice too!

Dan

Just don't let your wife catch you using the good cookware:shock:!

[seuadr]

watch out, anything that is acidic will corrode them, making them a dull greyish black colour. you CAN remove it.. i boiled the first carb in a baking soda solution with the same results, barkeepers friend DID remove the corrosion for the most part, but i'd say stick with elbow grease personally.. cause it's free and won't hurt the bodies!

[Headphase]

also, don't use an aluminium can or pot if you are boiling with baking soda or anything, as the can itself will have a reaction and blacken the carb

Use a steel can or pot

(don't ask me how I know)

[loungeguy69]

I've posted this a few times but hot water and liquid dishwasher soap works wonders. Scrub with an old toothbrush (or your roommate's ).

Try Harbor Freight for a set of metric nitrile o-rings.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=96282

[Nessism]

It's important to clean the inside passages of the carbs, so that means soaking the carbs in something. The lemon juice idea sounds interesting...

[loungeguy69]

Lemon juice or vinegar = acid.
Dishwasher soap = alkali.

Either one will disolve gunk without destroying plastic or rubber. Petroleum based solvents will degrade rubber and plastics by breaking down the molecular structure. Plastic will become fragile. Rubber will dissolve.